Gwenaël Renaud | |
Birth Date: | 4 October 1983[1] |
Birth Place: | Vénissieux, France |
Position: | Defender |
Youthyears1: | –1997 |
Youthclubs1: | US Saint-Gaudens[2] |
Youthyears2: | 1997–2001 |
Youthclubs2: | Lyon |
Years1: | 2001–2003 |
Clubs1: | Lyon B |
Years2: | 2003–2004 |
Clubs2: | Valence |
Caps2: | 18 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2004–2012 |
Caps3: | 164+[3] |
Goals3: | 2+ |
Years4: | 2012–2014 |
Clubs4: | Saint-Alban Aucamville |
Caps4: | 37 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Gwenaël Renaud (born 4 October 1983) is a French former professional footballer who played as a defender. He played at the professional level in Ligue 2 for Valence.
Born in Vénissieux, Renaud grew up in Payssous in the department of Haute-Garonne.[2] In 1997, he left local club US Saint-Gaudens to join Lyon's youth academy. Renaud went on to sign a professional contract with Valence in 2003, playing in Ligue 2, before joining fourth-tier Balma in 2004.[2] He joined Saint-Alban Aucamville in 2012, where he would finish his career in 2014.[4]
Gwenaël's father Jacques was at a time the president of US Saint-Gaudens, where Gwenaël played in his youth.[2] In 2020, at the age of 70, Jacques was elected mayor of Payssous until 2026.[5]